In his opening remarks at the 18th G20 Leaders’ Summit, PM Modi invited the AU, represented by Chairperson Azali Assoumani, to take a seat at the table of G20 leaders as a permanent member.
PM Modi and Biden shook hands and warmly greeted each other. Visuals from the Bharat Mandapam showed PM Modi explaining the significance of the Konark wheel from Odisha that served as the backdrop to the photo-up.
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of Argentia Alberto Fernández and President of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu have arrived at the Bharat Mandapam.
The other delegation heads who were received by Prime Minister Modi include the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, Secretary-General of the OECD, Mathias Cormann, President of the
The world leaders who have arrived in New Delhi will gather at the Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition and Convention Centre to begin the G20 Summit.
The summit is being attended by more than 30 heads of state and top officials from the European Union and invited guest countries and 14 heads of international organisations.
While the national capital is under a security blanket ahead of the big-ticket G20 summit starting Saturday, the commissioner of police for the Northeast district, Joy N Tirkey, said on Friday that preparations for the mega huddle of world leaders started in August itself.